Sentence examples for undertook an effort from inspiring English sources

This week, however, US Admiral William McRaven undertook an effort to roll back the earnest accomplishments of Senator Leahy and others.

The nation's Roman Catholic bishops, acknowledging that American Catholics pay little heed to their church's ban on contraception, undertook an effort Wednesday to reinforce it, and linked it to the anti-abortion campaign.

The Seleucid king Demetrius II, probably aware of Mithradates' difficulties in the east, undertook an effort to recover Mesopotamia, but after a few successes he suffered defeat and was taken prisoner (139 bc).

Mr. Giuliani was twice elected mayor of heavily Democratic New York City, and Mr. D'Amato undertook an effort to rehabilitate the state party that culminated in 1994 with the election of George E. Pataki, a state senator from Peekskill, as governor.

The statement came two days after The New York Times reported that Mr. Rangel undertook an effort to preserve a tax loophole for an oil-drilling company at the same time that its chief executive pledged $1 million to a City College of New York school that will bear the congressman's name.

A29 Bishops Push Birth Control Ban The nation's Roman Catholic bishops, acknowledging that American Catholics pay little heed to their church's teaching on contraception, undertook an effort to reinforce the ban on birth control and linked it to the anti-abortion campaign.

The nation must find a way to become energy-independent, he said, promising as president to undertake an effort comparable to the one that put man on the moon.

B.G.I. has undertaken an effort to engineer nutrients into the vegetable; that would make it an edible, healthy source of protein that can be eaten throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

Acknowledging that these members would shape the future of the profession, the Biophysical Society has undertaken an effort to support the early careers of these new science professionals.

The prevalence of these disorders and the multifactorial pathogenesis and therapeutic difficulties of TMD prompted the authors to undertake an effort to describe therapeutic concepts associated with TMD pain.

Romney has undertaken an effort to get back into the race -- upping his aggression and changing up his debate prep.